Seeing a lawyer for the first time – What do you need?

Making the decision to go ahead with a divorce can be a scary step to make. Once you’ve made up your mind though, the next step is to engage legal counsel. When that appointment has been made, it is important that you organise your thoughts, and prepare a checklist for discussion with your lawyer.

It may not be a task that you look forward to, but going in to that first appointment prepared, could, in the long run, save you time, money and additional grief.

The first meeting – what to expect?

The initial meeting will probably be the most difficult as you face the reality of your actions. A divorce attorney, should, at this juncture, run through with you on what you can expect from the entire process: